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Illinois Drought

Illinois EPA, Division of Public
Water Supplies

Drought Update‑Summary Report

August 25, 2005

Rockford Region‑ Water use restrictions at several groundwater supplies remain in place. The Quad Cities surface water supplies, Mississippi River sources, continue to have an adequate capacity and have not issued water use restrictions. Illinois American Water Company- Streater, Vermillion River source, continues to have adequate capacity.

Elgin Region‑ Elgin and Aurora, Fox River sources, are augmenting
their surface water withdrawals with groundwater supplies. Surface water
flows are adequate at these supplies and groundwater withdrawal is normal
at this time of year. Elgin does not have any water use restrictions in
place and has requested voluntary conservation measures. Aurora is operating
under odd-even watering restriction. Aqua Illinois‑Kankakee, Kankakee
River, continues to have an adequate supply. Joliet, groundwater source,
remains on a watering ban.

Champaign Region‑ All surface water supplies have reservoir levels
at or above normal for this time of year. No water use restrictions have
been reported.

Springfield Region‑ Recent precipitation has increased flows in area creeks. Reservoirs in this region continue to have adequate capacity. Ashland and LaHarpe continue to be of greatest concern, however precipitation has provided some relief.

Collinsville Region‑ Voluntary watering restrictions remain in effect
for Edwardsville and the connected facilities of Glen Carbon, SIU‑Edwardsville
and Northeast Central Public Water District. Other supplies have lifted
their water use restriction due to adequate precipitation.

Marion Region‑ All surface water supplies have reservoir levels at or above normal for this time of year. No water use restrictions have been reported and precipitation levels within the region have been adequate.

COLLINSVILLE

(08/25/05)

SURFACE
WATER RESERVOIRS

SYSTEM
NAME

SYSTEM ID

WATER SOURCE(s)

FULL POOL

CAPACITY (days)

LEVEL OF CONCERN

CURRENT LEVEL

DATE OF CL

SYSTEM NAME

DROUGHT PLAN

PLAN IMPLEMENTED

COMMENTS

Breese

IL0270250

Shoal Creek, Side-Channel reservoir

4' down in side-channel reservoir

Shoal Creek is at normal
pool.

8/1/2005

Breese

Conserve water order

no

Current water levels are not a concern

Carlyle

IL0270300

Kaskaskia River

Kaskaskia River is at 412.089'

8/1/2005

Carlyle

no

no

Current water levels are not a concern

Centralia

IL1214220

Raccoon Lake

Water level is 6" below the spill way

60" below
spill way

37" from top of spill way

8/1/2005

Centralia

Conserve water order

no

Current water levels are not a concern

Chester

IL1570100

Mississippi River

Normal

2

4.8 above 0 (0 is in relation to barge traffic)

8/1/2005

Chester

no

no

Water could be as low as 20 below 0 and the plant would still
have enough water.

Coulterville

IL1570150

Coulterville Lake

2' down

8/2/2005

Coulterville

yes

no

Current water levels are not a concern

Evansville

IL1570250

Kaskaskia River

Normal

368.8'

8/16/2005

Evansville

no

no

Farina

IL0510150

Impoundment reservoir (2 pits); Can pump water from East Fork
River when it rains

Pit #1 is 8' down; Pit #2 is 5' down

8/2/2005

Farina

no

no

Current water levels are not a concern

Greenfield

IL0610150

Impoundment reservoir

2' down

Greenfield

no

no

Current water levels are not a concern

Highland

IL1190550

Silver Lake

500'

18" down

8/1/2005

Highland

no

mo

Current water levels are not a concern

Holiday
Shores

IL1195110

Holiday Lake

505msl

3' below full
pool

8" down

8/1/2005

Holiday Shores

no

no

Current water levels are not a concern

Ill.
Am.-Alton

IL1195150

Mississippi River

Normal

8/1/2005

Ill. Am. -Alton

yes

no

Current water levels are not a concern

Ill. Am.
- E. St. Louis

IL1635040

Mississippi River

Normal

8/1/2005

Ill. Am. -E. St.
Louis

yes

no

Current water levels are not a concern

Ill. Am.
- Granite City

IL1195030

Mississippi River

Normal

08/01/05

Ill. Am.
-Granite City

yes

no

Current water levels are not a concern

Kaskaskia
WD

IL1635110

Kaskaskia River

Normal

8/1/2005

Kaskaskia WD

yes

no

Current water levels are not a concern

Nashville

IL1890300

Nashville Lake; Washington Co. State Lake; Kaskaskia River

6" down

8/1/2005

Nashville

yes

no

Current water levels are not a concern

Patoka

IL1210400

North Fork of the Kaskaskia Creek; East Impoundment Reservoir;
West Impoundement Reservoir

West- 2' down;East- full

8/1/2005

Patoka

yes

no

Creek is nearly dry.Can
purchase water from FMC

Salem

IL1210450

Salem reservoir; Carlyle
Lake

Reservoir is down 20"

8/1/2005

Salem

yes

no

Reservoir is down for riprapping.Can fill from Carlyle Lake

Sparta

IL1570600

Sparta reservoir; Kaskaskia River, Northwest Strip Pit

down 5'

Reservoir is down 3'

8/2/2005

Sparta

yes

no

Current water levels are not a concern

Vandalia

IL0510350

Kaskaskia River; Vandalia Lake

Normal

Lake down 2'

8/1/2005

Vandalia

yes

no

Currently drawing from river

SPRINGFIELD

(08/25/05)

SURFACE
WATER RESERVOIRS

SYSTEM
NAME

SYSTEM ID

WATER SOURCE(s)

FULL POOL

CAPACITY (days)

LEVEL OF CONCERN

CURRENT LEVEL

DATE OF CL

SYSTEM NAME

DROUGHT PLAN

PLAN IMPLEMENTED

COMMENTS

La Harpe

IL0670450

side channel reservoir, south branch of La Moine River, well #1

0

105 + GW

not set

down 8"

8/11/2005

La Harpe

shut off farmers first

no

Creek is dry - are considering shutting off farmers from bulk
sales next week if no rain this weekend.60% water from reservoir and WTP #1, 40 % from well and WTP #2

Blandinsville

IL1090100

side channel reservoir, LaHarpe Creek, new reservoir

0

0

7/26/2005

Blandinsville

Creek is low, but are still able to keep reservoir full - for
now.

Macomb

IL1090350

Spring Lake, east fork of La Moine River, 3 wells

0

down 6"

8/12/2005

Macomb

yes

no

haven't pumped out of river since 1989; new RO plant for well #3
helping

Canton

IL0570250

impoundment reservoir, 2 wells

263 + Wells

564.2

down 36"

8/15/2005

Canton

yes

no

wells can pump into reservoir

Carthage

IL0670250

impoundment reservoir, City of Hamilton

370 + Hamilton

down 3.5'

8/11/2005

Carthage

no

Contract operator considering recommending voluntary
conservation order to City Council.Current water level is not a major concern.

Vermont

IL0570950

impoundment reservoir

627

down 3-4'

down 15"

8/15/2005

Vermont

yes

yes

Vol. Water cons. has been requested.

Ashland

IL0170100

two side channel reservoirs, Little Indian Creek

0

335

down 4' (new)down 3.5'
(old)

8/25/2005

Ashland

no

no

Asked if can pump from old wells into reservoirs? (refer to
Jerry Kuhn)

New
Berlin

IL1670800

side channel reservoir, Spring Creek

0

down 20"

8/15/2005

New Berlin

yes

yes

Creek is low, but are able to pump intermittently.Vol. wtr
consv. has been impl.

Springfield

IL1671200

impoundment reservoir, south fork of Sangamon River

560

558.37'

8/15/2005

Springfield

yes

no

can, but aren't currently, recycle ash pond decant back into the
lake

Jacksonville

IL1370200

wells, two impoundment reservoirs

Full
(Lake Mauvaise Terre),down 22"
(Lake Jacksonville)

8/11/2005

Jacksonville

wells near Illinois River can meet demand.Using about 10-15% lake water currently.

Pittsfield

IL1490750

impoundment reservoir

596

591

down 1'

8/15/2005

Pittsfield

no

no

Current water level not a concern.

Waverly

IL1370450

impoundment reservoir

0

1158

down 1'

8/10/2005

Waverly

no

Current water level not a concern.

Taylorville

IL0210600

wells, impoundment reservoir

590

589.5

8/11/2005

Taylorville

Current water level not a concern.

Palmyra -
Modesto

IL1175150

impoundment reservoir

0

down 3'

down 16"

8/12/2005

Palmyra -
Modesto

no

no

Current water level
not a concern.

Otter
Lake WC

IL1175200

impoundment reservoir

620?

down 4'

down 18"

8/12/2005

Otter Lake WC

no

no

Pana

IL0210500

two impoundment reservoirs

0

down 3.5'

down 1.53'

8/11/2005

Pana

yes

no

Current water level not a concern.

Carlinville

IL1170150

two impoundment reservoirs

down 1.5'

8/12/2005

Carlinville

yes

no

Lake level not of concenn since dam was raised in early '80's

Litchfield

IL1350400

two impoundment reservoirs

down 8"

08/12/05

Litchfield

yes

no

Hillsboro

IL1350300

two impoundment reservoirs

down 4.0' - 4.5'

down 1.5'

8/12/2005

Hillsboro

yes

no

Current water level not a concern.

Gillespie

IL1170400

two impoundment reservoirs

down 18"

8/12/2005

Gillespie

no

no

Have capacity to pump from old lake to new lake

Mt. Olive

IL1170700

two impoundment reservoirs

down 15"
(new)

8/12/2005

Mt. Olive

no

no

Old lake is down apprx. 2'. Lake levels not of concern yet.

Staunton

IL1171050

impoundment reservoir

down 4.5'

down 2'

8/12/2005

Staunton

yes

no

Lake levels in 2000 got as low as 4.0' below overflow

ELGIN

(08/25/05)

SURFACE WATER

SYSTEM
NAME

SYSTEM ID

WATER SOURCE(s)

FULL POOL

CAPACITY (days)

LEVEL OF CONCERN

CURRENT LEVEL

DATE OF CL

SYSTEM NAME

DROUGHT PLAN

PLAN IMPLEMENTED

COMMENTS

Wilmington

IL1971100

Kankakee River
& Groundwater

Critical
low flow rate has not been determined.

Current flow is 721 FT3/second, Approx 340 FT3/second recorded
week of July 24 (lowest of seasnon)

8/25/2005

Wilmington

NO Water Use Restrictions.

Groundwater source can yield between 600 and 800 gpm.Well Capacities can meet normal
demand.Water use restriction would be
required if surface source is unavailable, however Intake is located in a pit
below the bottom of the river.“Water
available as long as the river is flowing.”

Aurora

IL0894070

Fox River &
Groundwater

Critical
low flow rate on the Fox River has not been determined.

Aurora’s average daily demand can be met from well production
alone.

8/25/2005

Aurora

Odd-even day lawn watering

Minimum
flow in the Fox River occurred in Late June/ Early July.River withdraw is limited by 20 MGD intake
pumps.

Elgin

IL0894380

Fox River &
Groundwater

Critical
low flow rate on the Fox River has not been determined.

8/25/2005

Elgin

No Water Restrictions.

Has
requested voluntary conservation measures

Aqua Illinois - Kankakee

IL0915030

Kankakee River

Aqua Illinois has not established a “critical low flow” rate for
the Kankakee River.

Lowest flow this
summer was 492 CFS.

8/25/2005

Kankakee

No Water Restrictions.

Draws
approx. 12 MGD from the Kankakee River (Watershed in Northern Indiana).
Lowest Recorded flow of the Kankakee River= 453 CFS in 1988, measured at the
Wilmington dam (downstream of Kankakee & Braidwood Nuclear, also
withdraws from Kankakee River).

Note:
Surface water flows are adequate at these supplies
and increased groundwater withdrawalis normal at this time of year.

Most
water supplies not using Lake Michigan source
water are operating under water use restrictions.

Joliet remains on a watering
ban.

MARION

(08/25/05)

SURFACE
WATER RESERVOIRS

SYSTEM
NAME

SYSTEM ID

WATER SOURCE(s)

FULL POOL

CAPACITY (days)

LEVEL OF CONCERN

CURRENT LEVEL

DATE OF CL

SYSTEM NAME

DROUGHT PLAN

PLAN IMPLEMENTED

COMMENTS

Alto Pass
WD

IL1815050

Little Cedar Lake, Reservoir, Holding Pond

0

Est. 1000+400+5

None

Down 6"

8/16/2005

Alto Pass WD

None

N/A

No concerns with water sources.System is in process of eliminating the surface plant and hooking to
the Cobden GW facility.

Carbondale

IL0770150

Cedar Lake, Carbondale City Reservoir

2,065, 145 Ac.

1688 + 68

None

Normal

8/4/2005

Carbondale

none

N/A

Plant is under normal operation with no concerns of drought
issues.

Cairo -
IAWC

IL0035030

Ohio River

0

Unlimited

None

Normal

8/4/2005

Cairo - IAWC

none

N/A

Plant is under normal operation with no concerns of drought.

Clay City

IL0250050

Side Channel Reservoir, Little Wabash River

15 Acres, +

Approx 365 +
River

None

Normal

8/4/2005

Clay City

shut off farmers first

No

System is presently operating normally.System is in process of hooking to EJ Water
Corp and eliminating their surface plant.

Fairfield

IL1910100

Side Channel Reservoir, Little Wabash River

19 Acres, +

96 + River

None

Normal

8/4/2005

Fairfield

None

N/A

Plant
is under normal operation with no concerns of drought conditions.

Flora

IL0250100

Little Wabash River

0

River

None

Normal

8/4/2005

Flora

None

N/A

Plant is under normal operation.Plant will be eliminated if and when the Gateway Water Treatment
facility is constructed.

Kinkaid
Area WS

IL0775100

Kinkaid Lake

2,369 Acres

10,100

None

Normal

8/4/2005

Kinkaid

None

N/A

Plant is under normal operation with no concerns of drought
conditions.

Lake of
Egypt WD

IL1995200

Lake of Egypt

2300 Acres

?

Unlimited
/Restricted

Normal

8/4/2005

Lake of Egypt WD

None

N/A

Plant
is under normal operation(1.3 MGD).Restriction of 1.0 MGD withdrawal from lake subject to damages to
Power Coop Plant.

Marion

IL 1990550

Marion City Reservior, Herrin City Lake, Emerg. Connection

218 Acres

117 +

3 ft. below
spillways

Down 1.9', 1.35'

7/25/2005

Marion

City Wide Conservation - turn on emergency connect.

No

No concerns at this time.Lakes are at fuller levels than previous years at this time.

Olney

IL1590200

E. Fork Lake, Vernor Lk, MD Borah Res., Fox River

930 Acres

1458, 90, 200, +

None

Normal

8/4/2005

Olney

None

N/A

No concerns at this time with any of their sources.East Fork Lake is the only source they
presently draw from.

Pinckneyville

IL1450150

Pinckneyville Reservoir

192 Acres

790

None

Down 1.4'

8/15/2005

Pinckneyville

None

N/A

No concerns at this time with their reservoir level.

Rend Lake
ICWS

IL0555100

Rend Lake

18,900 Acres

2,630

None

Normal

8/4/2005

Rend Lake ICWS

None

N/A

No concerns with their water source at this time.

Vienna

IL0870350

Bloomfield Reservior, Side Channel

54, 8.2 Acres

434, 40

7ft. And 3 ft.

Down 2.5', Pool

8/2/2005

Vienna

None

N/A

No concerns with either water source at this time.An emergency interconnect with Millstone WD
exists.

Vienna
Corr. Ctr.

IL0875510

Vienna Correctional Center Reservoir

76 Acres

648

None

Normal

8/4/2005

Vienna Corr. Center

None

N/A

No concerns at this time with their reservoir level.

Wayne
City

IL1910450

Side Channel Reservoir, Skillet Fork River

14.3 Acres, +

136, +

None

Normal

8/4/2005

Wayne City

None

N/A

No concerns at this time with their side channel and the Skillet
Fork has plenty of flow in it.

Note:

All surface water supplies have reservoir levels at or above normal
for this time of year.

No water use restrictions have been reported and precipitation levels
within the region have been adequate.

ROCKFORD

(8/25/2005)

SURFACE
WATER RESERVOIRS

SYSTEM
NAME

SYSTEM ID

WATER SOURCE(s)

FULL POOL

CAPACITY (days)

LEVEL OF CONCERN

CURRENT LEVEL

DATE OF CL

SYSTEM NAME

DROUGHT PLAN

PLAN IMPLEMENTED

COMMENTS

East
Moline

IL1610250

Mississippi
River

8/19/2005

East Moline

yes

no

No
quantity problems - just algae.Appears to be routine summer algae treatment regime.

Moline

IL1610450

Mississippi
River

8/19/2005

Moline

yes

no

No
quantity problems reported by Moline - just algae.Appears to be routine summer algae
treatment regime.

Rock Island

IL1610650

Mississippi
River

8/19/2005

Rock Island

yes

no

No
quantity problems - just algae.Appears to be routine summer algae treatment regime.

Rock
Island Arsenal

IL1615387

Mississippi
River

8/19/2005

Rock Island
Arsenal

yes

no

Streator

IL0995030

Vermillion River and side reservoir

300MG

90

at 15 ft down
from full

down 3 ft

8/19/2005

IAWC-Streator

yes

no

Installed 12" extention to riser at dam to increase river
level above dam.

CHAMPAIGN

(08/25/05)

SURFACE
WATER RESERVOIRS

SYSTEM
NAME

SYSTEM ID

WATER SOURCE(s)

FULL POOL

CAPACITY (days)

LEVEL OF CONCERN

CURRENT LEVEL

DATE OF CL

DROUGHT PLAN

PLAN IMPLEMENTED

COMMENTS

Altamont

#0490050

Lake Altamont

down 39.5"

8/11/2005

adequate capacity remaining, past level reported to this office
was down 50 inches

Bloomington

#1130200

Lake Bloomington and Evergreen Lake

720 feet

down 5.6 ' (LB) down 1.9'
(EL)

8/19/2005

source capacity not an issue at this time.A restriction plan related to plant
capacity is being reviewed

Decatur

#1150150

Lake Decatur, supplemental sources if necessary

614 feet

8/10/2005

normal summer pool, no water being released from dam

Paris

#0450300

Paris Twin Lakes, West and East

Down 1.5 " (W) Down 14" (E)

8/9/2005

At least normal summer pool

Effingham

#0490250

Little Wabash River, Cips Lake (side channel), Lake Sara

Lake Sara down > approx. 2 ft

8/1/2005

routine use of water from Lake Sara for month of July.Lake Sara has approximately a 4 BG volume

Charleston

#0290100

Lake Charleston side channel reservoir

>900 MG

6" below normal pool

8/1/2005

still pumping some water from Embarras River into reservoir

Mattoon

#0290250

Lake Paradise and Lake Mattoon

Down 2.5' (LP) Down 1.5' (LM)

8/1/2005

Lake Mattoon has volume of about 3.4 billion gallons.

Neoga

#0350150

Lake Mattoon

Down 1.5 feet

8/1/2005

see above

IAWC
Pontiac

#1055030

Vermilion River, side channel reservior

8/1/2005

using side channel exlusively due to algae problems in river,
river flow is adequate, working on permit to apply copper sulfate at plant,
side channel about half full